San Mateo County Sheriff says her removal would be ‘unconstitutional’

SAN FRANCISCO San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus on Thursday asked a federal judge to block her possible removal from office.

The Bay Area News Group reported that attorneys for Corpus argued before U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabaria in San Francisco that the process taken by San Mateo County to remove her from office on allegations of corruption was unconstitutional.

Among their arguments: They said that Measure A was enacted after she took office, violating her due process rights.

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